A new course record was set by Piotr Lobodzinski of Poland, conquering 52 floors or 1,334 steps of the iconic Jumeirah Emirates Towers in 7 minutes and 9 seconds, an improvement of 9 seconds from his time (7 minutes and 18 seconds) in the same event last year.
Suzy Walsham also cut off 22 seconds from her time last year, recording 8 minutes and 16 seconds to complete the 15th edition of Dubai Holding SkyRun.
A record 400 runners kicked off the 2017 World Vertical Circuit conquering Dubai’s iconic Jumeirah Emirates Towers, scaling a distance of 265 metres. As the first leg of the 10-city global circuit, Dubai Holding SkyRun welcomed elite athletes, amateur competitors and fitness enthusiasts from around the world.
The 2017 Dubai Holding SkyRun winners are:
| Female | Male | Team | |
| First | Suzy Walsham
(00:08:16) |
Piotr Lobodzinski
(00:07:09) |
Talise Fitness
(00:10:11) |
| Second | Lenka Svabikova
(00:10:16) |
Emanuele Manzi
(00:07:32) |
LRM Step Ups
(00:11:38) |
| Third | Natalia Sedykh
(00:10:42)) |
Rauno Tiits
(00:08:34) |
KHDA Warriors 1
(00:12:43) |
The Dubai Holding SkyRun is supported by Reebok, Barclays, Dubai Duty Free, du, Monviso, Sebamed, AlRawabi and Organic Foods and Café.